This week I didn’t get out to the movies at all, having too much family stuff to take care of. I am sure that my absence was completely at fault for the lack of boxoffice results from anyone who was NOT Alice in Wonderland this week.
Alice of course, continues to woo people to Wonderland, which is likely the reason other films have suffered. That and for the most part since St Patrick’s Day is on a Monday this year, there was plenty of Green Beer to be ingested at bars everywhere. My conclusion? People who don’t drink beer, go to Alice in Wonderland. Ok, beer might have a bit to do with that logic. But there it is.
Alice in Wonderland $62,000,000 2 wks
Green Zone $14,500,000 Opening
She’s Out of my League $9,600,000 Opening
Remember Me $8,300,000 Opening
Shutter Island $8,140,000 4 wks
I wasn’t surprised that Bourne 3.5 (Green Zone) was that popular this weekend. but with all the marketing and hoopla surrounding She’s Out of my League I was really shocked that this didn’t rake. Hopefully this doesn’t score as a knock against Jay Baruchel who I would like to see grow into bigger roles.
The surprise hit I am hearing about is a lot of people commenting that Remember Me is quite good. I figured it would get a lot of attention from its heartthrob star Rob Pattinson, but there is a lot of positive reactions from this. Many which I am reading from Twhaters struggling to admit that they actually like Pattinson in a romance film.
Did any of you see Remember Me? Was it as good as I am hearing?
